New Callaway & Tm Drivers

[Boabski]

i have heard that Callaway and Taylormade are now or will be selling Drivers in a pack like state.
in this pack you will recieve a club head,a stiff,regular and a n other flexed shaft.
Has anyone heard about this,do you think it's a good idea,do you like me think it will pickle players minds with chopping and changing all the time or is it just another gimmick the have came up with for revenue,

 

[ACP]

I haven't heard this yet but I do think it is a good idea - speaking from personal experience. I bought Ping G5 12 degree driver a few years back and then spent the next year wondering why I didn't opt for the 10.5 degree head. In this new suggested "kit" form, i guess you could buy differing degree lofts of head and then use which ever one suits the conditions / confidence on the day?

Needless to say, they'll be quite expensive!?

ACP

 

[brendy]

Quite dangerous too if the heads arnt fixed on properly too. I have heard this also, I think I'll stick to my mizuno!

 

[Ken_A]

I must be wrong as all the big brands are doing this, but I fail to see how this will really help a lot of players.

Most golfers I know play from 10+ but the biggest majority being 16+ thus is the ability to change a shaft (before play) really goig to help?

It certailnly will not help me as I am soooo inconsistent.

 

[theeaglehunter]

It definitely is true, I've seen a video about the Taylormade version...I'll try and hunt it down and then post the link. As for the Callaway version its a step forward from their opti-fit fitting method, where instead of the shop altering the clubs specs for you whilst you are demoing it, you can alter them yourself once you have bought it.

 

[theeaglehunter]

http://www.taylormadegolf.com/product_detail.asp?pID=218 there is one link...not to the video I'm still looknig for that, but this gives you the idea.

 

[theeaglehunter]

Got the video on the Taylormade version. http://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/Golf/News/...amp;R=EPI-21291

By the loooks of it for the full set of different shafts and weights it will be about £649.

 

[ACP]

£650! Ouch! I don't think I'll be going down that route then.

 

[mass]

there was an advert for it in last months mag, near the front i think.

 

[viscount17]

a friend of mine builds his own clubs getting heads from one place (sometimes clones), shafts from another (always the best). he's had a fair bit of success using this method.
he usually sources from the states so prices are keen.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think from the advertising blurb I've seen (from Taylormade) they are designed at the better golfer looking to tweak his driver to suit conditions or a particular course

 

[TonyN]

For the majority of golfers i dont think many will benefit from changing shafts. I certainly would not want a senior flex shaft as i couldnt use it so that would be a waste of money for a start.

Stiff in a few years maybe if i develop a decent swing but then i will prob just go get a new driver.

Go get custom fitted PROBLEM SOLVED. Why buy an extra two shafts that will sit in the cupboard after you have chosen the one you want.

How often do you think ahh i might play with the senior flex today, save me stiff flex for tommorow?

Just another way to try convince you to keep buying!

 

[theeaglehunter]

I think the idea behind the different shafts is not a varied flex, but a varied kickpoint or something along those lines. It influences the ball flight if I remember correctly, so you would change your driver to a shaft with a different kick point if for example you desired a lower flight on a windy links track to the normal shaft you would use round your tree lined parkland layout.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Eaglehunter

That is how I read it. It is about being able to vary the flight so lower on a windy day and higher in wet conditions when you need more carry. I think you can also change the head weighting to add draw/fade bias

 

[theeaglehunter]

yea Homer you can still do the usual shot shape variations using Taylormades Weight port technology to impart a draw or fade onto the ball. I forget the number but with all the different weight options combined with the three different shafts I think there is over 1,000 flight options. Not entirely sure on the number but know its more than any other driver...and a hell of a lot.

 

[RGuk]

"3 interchangeable tour-proven shafts"

reading between the lines.....look into the eyes, not around the eyes.....aimed at serious players looking to tweak now and again.

Tour players get tweaked for free, anyone playing off more than 1-5 is not going to care.....that leaves.....(thinks, hhmm....) oh yes! the aspiring wannabees.....what a desperately poor idea....aim a product at those that can least afford it.....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Dave

Have to disagree with you on this one. I think the low handicappers will want to use it as it gives them a chance to set the club for that days conditions (low flight on a windy day etc). They have nice repeatable swings much like the pros and so it represents a chance to get maximum efficiency from their gear

The all the gear and no idea brigade will undoubtedly tap into it (even with a silly price tag) but frankly it is money down the pan in their case

 

[TonyN]

i think even lower handicappers will see straight through this as they will prob have the skills to play shots for wind allowence etc.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

There must be a market out there to justify the millions spent on A&R. I think it has to be a lower handicap thing. I am too inconsistent to get any real benefit from making any changes to my shaft or head weighting.

I think it is an attempt to bring the tour van feeling to the game and that has to be for the benefit of better players. Mr all the gear wouldn't know his mid kick point from his low torque let along what to do with them.

 

[Tommo21]

Well I’m not sure about this. I was fitted for a new driver last weekend and I see it as a gimmick in many ways. The pro picks up a few driver heads and a few shafts and off we go to the launch monitor. Now, the way I see it, the only difference when it comes to fitting is he would normally select from a few different drivers to get the same result.

As a 6 handicapper I cant see any real benefit. I feel I have the best driver that goes with my swing speed. I can tee it up low and it will go low I can tee it high and it will go high and I can hit it off the deck if need be.

I personally think that throwing in another set of variables is just going to make things worse. You read on here day after day about players who are not sure what to get…….what will this do.

My opinion, it’s another thing the manufacturers have thought up to get us to part with more money.